Welcoming you for another interesting article. In this article we are going to talk about smartphone being one of the dirtiest devices of the world which we use literally every second of the day. It is a common thing that we take out smartphone to our hand when we wake up in the morning. And that would be the first thing we do when we wake up in the morning. we are used to take our smartphone everywhere we go, and we are used to use our smartphone when we do our day to tasks like eating, driving, travelling by public transport, reading, and shopping etc. And most importantly most people tend to take their mobile phone when they use toilet. And this has also become a common thing nowadays.
Research Proves that Smartphone is the Dirtiest Device
So, researchers have found that these mobile phones provide significant surrounding for bacteria to grow. So, using a smartphone might be a threat to our health. but of course, humans have proper immune system to fight it. But sometimes this smartphone might be a cause that make you sick in day-to-day life. If you think that normal mobile phone which we say “Keypad Phone” are not included in this scenario, you are wrong. Those phones are also filled with bacteria.
So, I can show you details on research finding that conducted in this subject as below.
In here you can see for a square inch on usual mobile phone there are twenty-five thousand (25000 = in²) bacteria samples found. And next you can see on a door handle of a public area like restaurant, found around eight thousand five hundred (8500 = in²) bacteria samples for a square inch. And on an ATM touch screen there are around four thousand five hundred (4500 = in²) bacteria samples for a square inch and on a kitchen counter they found around one thousand and seven hundred (1700 = in²) bacteria samples for a square inch, and finally usual toilet commode, found around one thousand and two hundred (1200 = in²) bacteria samples for a square inch.
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| Bacteria Density on Each Object |
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| Bacteria Density on Each Object |
So you can see when compared to a smartphone to a toilet seat of a commode that usually we think one of the dirtiest places, has lowest bacteria sample count for a square inch. For this there are few main reasons such as our hands produce oil and apply on the screen and heat of the mobile phone is friendly environment for the bacteria to grow. As well as we tend to use our mobile phones while eating and food pieces are spilled over the screen. Because of that lots of bacteria particles get attached to the smartphones more than other usual equipment and areas. Also, another risk is sometimes we share our mobile phone with others and phone usually get touched around face mouth and also invisible droplets from the mouth are easily dropped over to the phone.
Cleaning the Device once in a while
So likewise, there are a lot of bacteria get covered around your mobile phone. To reduce growing of the bacteria of your mobile phone you can easily wipe your mobile phone with alcohol spirit with tissue or simple cloth once a day or once in two days at least. By this You will be able to clean your phone without a water damage. And this research has found that 70% of the people haven’t cleaned their mobile phone since the purchase. So, try to remind when did you clean your device last. And if you didn’t try to make it a habit to clean your smart phone once in a while.
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| Cleaning the Mobile Phone |
Conclusion
Smart Phones are filled with high density of bacteria than the objects and places we usually think dirty. Smartphone has become a part of our lives and we do our day-to-day task along with it and also, we take it everywhere we go. Because of this, the most important device of the world is often encounter bacteria and viruses and help them reproduce and this has become a common reason for you to get infected and sick most of the occasions. So, cleaning your mobile phone once a week is a good habit that destroy the bacteria and virus that might be a possible harm to your health and your loved ones.
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